William S. Richardson School of Law

2515 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2350

William S. Richardson School of Law enrolls approximately 140 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.62. In the most recent reporting year, 83.3% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 6.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
140
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.62
Bar-Required Jobs
83.3%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 162
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 155
75th Percentile 3.8
50th Percentile 3.62
25th Percentile 3.4

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
83.3%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
24%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
0%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
30.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
6.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
19.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
4.2%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.1%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
76.92%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
74.94%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+1.98%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
91
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 95
Less than ½ tuition 166
Half to full tuition 42
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 3